The Mantra of Jabez

Demonstrating that evangelicals can occasionally poke fun at themselves, Jones's prickly parody of the Jabez phenomenon presents several thought-provoking cautions to the original's underlying assumptions. Calling for a richer vision of Christianity's inherent truth, beauty, and goodness, this comedic critique joins those of Erasmus, Swift, Chesterton, and others in the time-honored tradition of Christian satire. 55 pages, softcover from Canon.

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Reviewed by Cory (St. Louis, MO), July 05, 2003

This book is hilarious! If you read it side by side to the original Prayer of Jabez, it's clear that the author was very careful in mimicing the style of the original book... sometimes the paragraphs are almost identical! When I read the original, I thought the author jumped to some conclusions, and this book basically says what I was thinking! He makes it clear that it's okay for Christians to use parody to point out flaws in evangelicalism. Our evangelical society needs to wake up to the real world, and this book shows just how shallow we can be sometimes. Also, check out another great parody, RIGHT BEHIND. I had some friends who said the authors could not be Christian because they ridiculed other Christians, but they do not ridicule; they parody.

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